Slain detective's partner fired shot, missed during struggle

Sources confirm 2nd detective was inside room

4:06 PM,
Apr. 11, 2013

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A second detective was in the room when things went horribly awry during the interrogation of murder suspect Jeremy Powell, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the investigation into the deaths of Jackson Police Detective Eric Smith and Powell.

Video footage of the April 4 murder-suicide has not been released to the public, but sources confirm that Detective Patricia Wilder not only was in the room as the tragedy unfolded, but that she fired a shot at Powell as Smith and the suspect tussled. The video shows Wilder's shot missing Powell and then the magazine falling from her gun. ...